How can I tell if my jewellery is real?

High grade gold, silver and platinum do not contain enough metal in their alloy for them to stick to a magnet. Before sending your jewellery to a gold to cash converter, simply run a fridge (or any other) magnet across the item. If the jewellery sticks then it’s probably not real gold and should not be sent.

Some jewellery will contain a hallmark. Even though this is an official stamp, it can be forged. Quickly run the magnet check as explained above before sending any jewellery or gold items away for gold to cash conversion.